Stock and poultry drinking-fountain.



Patented Sept,V 221 1903:.

E. B. NORQUISIL STOCK AND POULTRY DRNKINLTFOUNTAJE.

APPLQQATIOX FILED JULY 23, 1907. l

ffff j EMAXUEL E. XORQUIST, OF KANSAS CIY, MISSOURI.

srooK AND POULTRY DRINKING-Fournir;

To all -wzom it Imay concer Be 1t known that I, EMANLEI. E. Non'- QLisT, a citizen of the United States, residlinnr at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson into. the small chamber is regulated automatically by a. Hoet-controlled valve, and

my object is to produce a. device of this charnoter which opcrateselliciently and reliably and which is of simple, strong, durableand cheap construction.-

To this ond the invention `consists in eertain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1, is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention. p Fig. 2, is an en'- larged vertical section taken on the line II--H of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a section on the line IIIIH of Fig. 2, but on a larger scale. Fig. 4, is an enlarged perspective view of a scoop forming art of the device.

In the said rawing 1 indicates atank ol cylindrical or other form and provided with an opening 2, the wall of the 'tank around said opening being preferably bent inward to produce the frustuin-sliaped llange 3. 4 indicates a. taperingl bucket arranged upon its side and radially of and within the tank and with its-larger or open end in line with and contiguous to the openin,r 2 of thc tank, and secured upon said end as shown or in any othersiiitable manner is a cap 5 provided vertically above its center with an opening 6, the cap around said opening: be ingr bent to forni an outwardlydlaring annular llange 7 which projects through opening and lits tight-ly against the inner edge and outer side of llange 3 so as to unite the bucket to the tank with a. watertight relation, thi` bucket vertically below o. ening (i preferably resting on i'hevbottom of t ie tank.

in one side and near its inner end liv-pref erence, the bucket is provided with an openinnr S and projecting through the saine is the tubular portion 9 of a cast-metal plate 10 specification of Letters Patent. apiaicaaon aieanny 2a, 19er. scanne.. 385,185.

V hinged atits upper end to a 'secured to the u iper portionof the bucket i as to rest upon the lower riveted or otherwise'secnred t-o the bucket., the said tubular portion ot' the castingr establishing communication between the tank or large chamber and the bucketor small chamber in order that water nia-y llow from the former into the latter. The casting is provided with an ear 11 and pivoted to the .sa/nie is the arm 12 of a rod 13 equipped with afloat 14 within the bucket, and pivotally connected to the rod 13 is a. bolt 15 which extends outwardly through the tubular portion of the casting and is equipped with. a valve 16 which is held in engaeeinent with the outer end of the said tuba ar portion when the water in the bucket stands at about. the level shown in Fig. 2. As the water level in .said bucket is lowered or by poultry, or evaporation, the lloat descends correspondingly and in such descent unseats valve 16 to permit water to llow from the tank or lai-ue chamber into the Patented Sept. 22, 1908. Y

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7o 'i bysinallstock such as pigs,

bucket or'sinall chamber until the water in the latter again attains a predetermined level, when it causes the float to seat the valve and t-hus close communication be-v tween the tank and bucket.

In practice the :flange 3 ofv the tank originally stands inward at about a righbangle to the wall and flange 'outward with respect to the bucket, this being desirable in order that i erson may quickly and easilyet in the tank with its flange 7 1 4project-ing through openinglr 2, said person an unskilled place the bue.

then hammering flange 3 down'ward to the .frustuin-shape described and the llange 7 upward to t ie flaring sha )e described in order to establish an interlocked and watertight relation between the tank and bucket.

Byconstructing the tank and bucketas described, a series of tanks without the buckets, can be nested together and shipped at less cost. than would be possible if such nesting was not resorted to. i

lo protect the float froin injuryY or dernngcinent should a small pig'or-fowl get into the bucket, l provide a partition between the float and the cap, constructed as follows, 17 indicates an inverted Usliapcd frame hinge-plate 1S and of such lengt portion of the bucket outward ot the vertical plane of the hinge so as to leave the franic free to swing upward and outward ,but inca.-

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pable of swinging to or inward of the vertical plane of the hinge. 19 indicates a scoo comprising a concave bottom 20, an end wa l 21, side walls -22 and a loop or handle 23. This scoop forms a detachable part of the partition, that is to say the fran-1c normally extends through the loop or handle 23 so asV '15 the foreign matter to gravitate outwardthe -scoo i is rasped and swung u )ward as indicated y t ie a1row, l"ig. 2, am then is slid ofi the free end of the hinge frame and manipulated like an ordinary scoop to gather up 2o the mud or other settling and remove it from the bucket. T he frame is again swung upward when it is desired to restore the scoop to its position.

This device'is designed as4 suggested by 25 the title, for watering stockand poultry, large stock such as horses, nulles and cattle drinking from the tank direct andsheep, pigsanil poultry frointhe bucket, the opening in the side of the taukhbcmg of such size .30 as to prevent anything .larger than very small animals or poul-try from getting into the bucket, the result being the water of the bucket is kept coniparatively fresh and clean, and it will be further noted that the location of the valve-controlled opening is such that dirt or other matter in the bucket cannot get into the tank and soil the water therein or clog the valve opening and prevent water passing-from thev tank into the bucket.

40 From the above description it will be a parent that I haveproduced a device of the character outlined which possesses the features of advantage enumerated, and I wish it to be understood that I reserve the right t5 to make such changes in the form, proportion, detail construction and organization of the parts asproperly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- A 1. stock and poultry drinking fountain, comprising a tank having a drink opening'in its side,'a bucket within the tank andprovided with a cap having an opening registering with said drink` opening and bearing an interloeked relation with thc latter, a. tubular portion establishing communication between the tank and bucket and secured to thc. latter, a rod suitably hinged in the bucket, a float attached to said rod, a valve for engagement with said tubular portion,

and a. connection between the valve and said .rod to compel the former to engage the tubuseenes 'Y j' lar portion or move therefrom accordingly-as the lloat rises or descends in the bucket. 2. A' stock and poultry drinking fountain, comprising a tank having a drink opening in its side, a Abucket within theL tank and providedwith,avcap having an opening registering with the opening of the tank and bearing Y an interior-kerl relation with the latter, a tu- L. billar' portion establishing communication between the tank and bucket and secured to the. latter. a rod suitably hinged in the bucket, a'. tloat attached to said ro'd, a. valve for engagement with Isaid tubular (portion, a.

connection between the valve an said rod to compel the former to engage the tubular portion or move therefrom accordingly as the float rises or descends in the bucket, and

a partition within and hinffed to the bucket and disposed between the lloat and cap.

3. A stock and poultry drinking fountain, comprising a tank having a drink opening in its side, a bucket within the tank and provided with a cap having an opening registering with the o lening of the tank and hearing an interlockcti relation with t-he latter, a tubular portion establishing communication between the tank and bucket and secured to 'the latter, a rod suitably hinged in the bucket., a tloat attached to said rod, a valve for engagement. with said tubular iortion, a connection between' the valve and said rod'95 to compel the former to engage the tubular portion or move therefrom accordingly as the iloat rises or descends in the bucket, and a. partition within and hinged to the bucket and disposed between the float and ca comprising a hinged frame, and a scoop etachably engaging the t' rame.

4. In a device of the character described, a tank having a drink opening and -a frustuinshaped iiange surrounding said opening and projecting inward of the tank, and a. bucket within the tank and having its lower portion inclined downward and outward and'provided with a cap at i.s outer end having an opening and a flange surrounding said cap opening and engaging the inner edgeof the flange of the tank and laring outward to also engage the outer side of such rustunl-` shaped flange.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a tank provided with a drink opening in its side, a bucket in the tank provided with a valve-opening and with an opening communicating with said drinkopening, a valve, and a 'tioat within the 120 l.bucket and connected to the valve to cause thesanie to cover or uncover the said valveopening of the bucket accordingly as the float rises or falls `within the bucket.

6. In s device of the character described, '325 the combination of a tank provided with a. y drink opening in its side, a bucket in the tank provided with a. valve-opening and with an 899,128. V S3' i opening corrnmunirca'ing with said drnklatten` reaches thele opening, a valve to control said opening, a. opemng.

float Within the bucket, and a connection In testimony whereof Iafx my signature, betweenvthe valve and the float whereby the .in the p resence of two Witnesses.

latter when vunresisted shall. hold the valve EMAN UEL E. NORQUIST. i

vel of the said valve-` unseated and when raised shall -out off the Witnesses:

'suplyof Water fromth'e tank into the G. W. D'UVALLQ- H buc et before the level of the Water vin the. H. C. RODGlIRs.. 1 

